"The appellant has pursued a course of inconsistent litigation by disputing the factum of his marriage rather than demonstrating any positive step towards the resumption
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"The unabated influx of heavy commercial quantities of psychotropic substances across international borders poses an existential threat to public health, national security, and the socio-economic fabric
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"If the appointment itself is in infraction of the rules... it is an illegality. Such an illegality cannot be cured by resorting to the novel
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"[T]he State has discharged the heavy burden which lies upon it to prove that the method of hanging prescribed by Section 354(5) of the Code
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"[T]ime in public procurement, whether goods or services, is not just to be measured against the calendar for the purposes of limitation but as against
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"Good conduct and strength of character always lie in the choices one makes. The appellants chose to say 'NO' despite the categorical warning in the RPF
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"An order of externment takes away the fundamental right of a citizen. Merely because crimes are pending against a person, he does not become a
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"The legislature in not excluding the co-operative banks in the second part has made such intention clear to grant the benefit to co-operative banks to remain
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"Constitutional rights cannot be eclipsed by parental authority, social morality or majoritarian sentiment. The liberty of an adult individual is inviolable, and any attempt to suppress
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"CWC has not followed the procedure in accordance with the Act of 2015 and have also not provided any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner
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"The maintenance case is the proceeding instituted under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, wherein the Court simply decides the issue of
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"The marked difference between Sub-section (1) and Sub-section (1-A) of Sec 176 Cr.P.C. is that the expression 'inquiry into the cause of death' found in
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Madras High Court, in a recent ruling, held that property jointly acquired by a husband and wife for consideration cannot be categorized as ancestral property,
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"If the statement of the victim is to be regarded as one under sub-section 5 A of Section 164 CrPC, the condition stipulated in the
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"The period prescribed under Section 245D(4A)(iii) for disposing the settlement application is mandatory and such period commences when the petitioner's application first stood allotted to
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"A child ordinarily reposes trust and confidence in a teacher. Such trust is sacred to the teacher-student relationship and carries with it a corresponding duty
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"The first proviso to Section 45(1) of the PMLA is similar in nomenclature and intent to that of Section 437(1) Cr.P.C., and are merely enabling
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"To compel the complainant to wait for years together for restoration of his property, merely because he assisted the State, would amount to converting his
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"An arbitration clause cannot impose pre-deposit conditions so onerous as to render the right to sue, at the very threshold, illusory or nugatory. A stipulation
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"Registration may furnish a supporting circumstance regarding genuineness, but it does not dispense with proof of testamentary execution and attestation." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"If the appointment itself is in infraction of the rules... it is an illegality. Such an illegality cannot be cured by resorting to the novel
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"[T]he State has discharged the heavy burden which lies upon it to prove that the method of hanging prescribed by Section 354(5) of the Code
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"[T]ime in public procurement, whether goods or services, is not just to be measured against the calendar for the purposes of limitation but as against
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"Good conduct and strength of character always lie in the choices one makes. The appellants chose to say 'NO' despite the categorical warning in the RPF
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"An arbitration clause cannot impose pre-deposit conditions so onerous as to render the right to sue, at the very threshold, illusory or nugatory. A stipulation
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"Registration may furnish a supporting circumstance regarding genuineness, but it does not dispense with proof of testamentary execution and attestation." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"The purpose behind Section 12 was not to freeze the other proceedings against the accused till proceedings under the Gangsters Act were concluded. The purpose was only
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"The right to speedy trial is not only the prerogative of the accused but is also a valuable right of the victim and any inordinate delay in
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"On the very same set of depositions, assigning similar roles to all the accused persons, either all should have been convicted or acquitted." Supreme Court,
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"The right to vote freely for the candidate of one's choice is of the essence of a democratic society, and any restrictions on that right strike at
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"The statutory burden placed upon the accused is exceptionally high, especially in cases involving commercial quantities. As evidenced by the observations in Najeeb that the conditions therein
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"If these people themselves turn out to be fake, false or non-existent, the process in place is rendered entirely ineffective, putting an irreparable loss to the security
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"Remand is not to be adopted as a matter of course, and the Judgment of remand reflects the Appellate Court’s incorrect exercise of its discretion."
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"The hypothesis of an accidental drowning that looms large from the evidence led at the trial; more plausible than a homicide." Supreme Court, in a
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"As a general rule, a court can and may act on the testimony of a single witness though uncorroborated. One credible witness outweighs the testimony of a
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"When the facts are known to both the parties, omission by one party to do what he might have done would not render its suppression."
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"Any contract of sale which is not a registered deed of conveyance would fall short of the requirements of Sections 54 and 55 of the
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"By loss of consortium, the courts have made an attempt to compensate the loss of spouse's affection, comfort, solace, companionship, society, assistance, protection, care and
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"Parties cannot be permitted to adduce oral evidence as to them by an indirect method." Supreme Court, in a judgment dated August 14, 2026, held that once
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"The Second Schedule also contains Rule 61 which supplies the consequences of and the remedy precisely for such a default, namely an application to set
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"The appellant has pursued a course of inconsistent litigation by disputing the factum of his marriage rather than demonstrating any positive step towards the resumption
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"The unabated influx of heavy commercial quantities of psychotropic substances across international borders poses an existential threat to public health, national security, and the socio-economic fabric
read more
"An order of externment takes away the fundamental right of a citizen. Merely because crimes are pending against a person, he does not become a
read more
"The legislature in not excluding the co-operative banks in the second part has made such intention clear to grant the benefit to co-operative banks to remain
read more
"Constitutional rights cannot be eclipsed by parental authority, social morality or majoritarian sentiment. The liberty of an adult individual is inviolable, and any attempt to suppress
read more
"CWC has not followed the procedure in accordance with the Act of 2015 and have also not provided any opportunity of hearing to the petitioner
read more
"The maintenance case is the proceeding instituted under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, wherein the Court simply decides the issue of
read more
"The marked difference between Sub-section (1) and Sub-section (1-A) of Sec 176 Cr.P.C. is that the expression 'inquiry into the cause of death' found in
read more
Madras High Court, in a recent ruling, held that property jointly acquired by a husband and wife for consideration cannot be categorized as ancestral property,
read more
"If the statement of the victim is to be regarded as one under sub-section 5 A of Section 164 CrPC, the condition stipulated in the
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"The period prescribed under Section 245D(4A)(iii) for disposing the settlement application is mandatory and such period commences when the petitioner's application first stood allotted to
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"A child ordinarily reposes trust and confidence in a teacher. Such trust is sacred to the teacher-student relationship and carries with it a corresponding duty
read more
"The first proviso to Section 45(1) of the PMLA is similar in nomenclature and intent to that of Section 437(1) Cr.P.C., and are merely enabling
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"To compel the complainant to wait for years together for restoration of his property, merely because he assisted the State, would amount to converting his
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"It is clear from the reading of the aforesaid judgments that the ordinary principle of grant of reinstatement with full back wages, when the termination
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"There is a constitutional obligation on the State to consider the representations of detainees, irrespective of whether such representation was made before or after the
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"It is not in dispute that the crucial guidelines would be those guidelines that were in vogue as of the date of the conviction
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"The review petitioner seeks a fresh adjudication of her own competing claim by inviting this Court to compare the merits of the two athletes. Such
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"It is settled proposition of law that in order to attract Section 489C mere possession of counterfeit note is not sufficient unless the Mens rea
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"Such actions, in the present peculiar facts, are arbitrary and cannot be sustained." Bombay High Court, in a significant ruling, quashed an Exit Permit issued
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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